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<p class="MsoPlainText">Regarding the reference to the Speakeasy link - thank you for bringing this page to our attention. Please be advised that Speakeasy was acquired by MegaPath in 2010. MegaPath does not block rural calls. The link you have referenced is
outdated and inaccurate. We are removing that page from the legacy site. We apologize for any confusion. Please refer to
<a href="http://www.megapath.com">www.megapath.com</a> or our customer portal, <a href="http://my.megapath.com">
http://my.megapath.com</a> for current product descriptions.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Vic Diloreto<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Director Network Engineering<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">MegaPath<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> VoiceOps [mailto:voiceops-bounces@voiceops.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Joshua Elson<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 06, 2015 4:42 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> David Thompson<br>
<b>Cc:</b> voiceops@voiceops.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [VoiceOps] Rural call completion hotline<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Google itself also blocks traffic pumpers on Google Voice, though they've long argued they shouldn't be subject to regulation as a carrier:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/voice/pmkQ58_HEfo">https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/voice/pmkQ58_HEfo</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I understand where you're coming from David, but these services are total scams taking advantage of small carriers desire to increase revenue and consumers lack of understanding about how these services operate and are paid for. Anyone
being honest about this can't possibly argue that these aren't a dishonest form of cost shifting onto providers like me. I've not gone to the lengths of a provider like Speakeasy, but I understand where they're coming from. This kind of calling is a measurable
impact on revenue in a competitive market. At wholesale, it's often a great deal cheaper for me to have customers calling China than it is virtually all of these kinds of services. It's not at all fair - to anyone involved - to burden an intermediary, much
less one that's significantly encumbered by regulation, with this cost.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Wed, May 6, 2015 at 2:29 PM, David Thompson <<a href="mailto:dthompson@esi-estech.com" target="_blank">dthompson@esi-estech.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Those are the providers you need to avoid. If they can't understand that<br>
in business you win some and you lose some hopefully at the end of the<br>
quarter you come out on top then they are probably already walking a thin<br>
line between profitability and losing money. In which case you may find<br>
yourself one morning without any dial tone and stuck in a nightmare that<br>
may take months to repair as you try and port your numbers out.<br>
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<span class="hoenzb">David Thompson</span><br>
<span class="hoenzb">Network Services Support Technician</span><br>
<span class="hoenzb">(O) <a href="tel:858.357.8794">858.357.8794</a></span><br>
<span class="hoenzb">(F) <a href="tel:858-225-1882">858-225-1882</a></span><br>
<span class="hoenzb">(E) <a href="mailto:dthompson@esi-estech.com">dthompson@esi-estech.com</a></span><br>
<span class="hoenzb">(W) <a href="http://www.esi-estech.com" target="_blank">www.esi-estech.com</a></span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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-----Original Message-----<br>
From: VoiceOps [mailto:<a href="mailto:voiceops-bounces@voiceops.org">voiceops-bounces@voiceops.org</a>] On Behalf Of Aaron<br>
Seelye<br>
Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2015 3:18 PM<br>
To: <a href="mailto:voiceops@voiceops.org">voiceops@voiceops.org</a><br>
Subject: Re: [VoiceOps] Rural call completion hotline<br>
<br>
Look at the speakeasy link. They're willfully and publicly declining to<br>
terminate traffic to certain NPA-NXXs.<br>
<br>
-Aaron<br>
<br>
On 5/6/2015 7:22 AM, Colton Conor wrote:<br>
> What do you mean? Did you mean to say list? What list?<br>
><br>
> On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 11:08 PM, Frank Bulk <<a href="mailto:frnkblk@iname.com">frnkblk@iname.com</a><br>
> <mailto:<a href="mailto:frnkblk@iname.com">frnkblk@iname.com</a>>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> Ouch. Several of our CLEC NPA-NXX'es on that last. Checking with<br>
> legal.<br>
><br>
> Frank<br>
><br>
> -----Original Message-----<br>
> From: VoiceOps [mailto:<a href="mailto:voiceops-bounces@voiceops.org">voiceops-bounces@voiceops.org</a><br>
> <mailto:<a href="mailto:voiceops-bounces@voiceops.org">voiceops-bounces@voiceops.org</a>>] On Behalf Of Jay<br>
> Hennigan<br>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2015 12:08 PM<br>
> To: <a href="mailto:voiceops@voiceops.org">voiceops@voiceops.org</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:voiceops@voiceops.org">voiceops@voiceops.org</a>><br>
> Subject: Re: [VoiceOps] Rural call completion hotline<br>
><br>
> On 5/4/15 1:29 PM, David Thompson wrote:<br>
> > Finally someone's taking a stand about this. Unacceptable in 2015<br>
in<br>
> > America that you cannot call coast to coast and expect the call<br>
to be<br>
> > connected.<br>
><br>
> Some people just say no. I suspect that this isn't exactly legal.<br>
><br>
> <a href="http://www.speakeasy.net/tos/blocked.php" target="_blank">http://www.speakeasy.net/tos/blocked.php</a><br>
><br>
> --<br>
> Jay Hennigan - CCIE #7880 - Network Engineering - <a href="mailto:jay@impulse.net">
jay@impulse.net</a><br>
> <mailto:<a href="mailto:jay@impulse.net">jay@impulse.net</a>><br>
> Impulse Internet Service - <a href="http://www.impulse.net/" target="_blank">
http://www.impulse.net/</a><br>
> Your local telephone and internet company - <a href="tel:805%20884-6323">805 884-6323</a><br>
> <<a href="tel:805%20884-6323">tel:805%20884-6323</a>> - WB6RDV<br>
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